Here are five takeaways from the Nevada spring high school sports season, including an impressive stretch of dominance by Southern schools.
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The Palo Verde boys swimming and diving team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday for its 10th straight title. Coronado won its third straight 5A girls title.
The Coronado and Palo Verde boys and girls are expected to battle for the Class 5A state swimming and diving championships.
Led by senior Tyler Edlefsen, Palo Verde scored 91 points to hold off second-place Coronado, which scored 84, and won the Class 4A state title.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
The top times, as reported by coaches, for Saturday’s action are here:
Here’s a look at Saturday’s best times in boys swimming, based on reports from coaches.
Here are Saturday’s best times based on reports from coaches
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep boys swimming season.
Led by its Green Valley 400-yard freestyle relay, the Green Valley girls swimming team brought home a state championship.
The team championships for both boys and girls at Friday’s Class 4A Sunrise Regional swimming championships came down to Coronado and Green Valley and the final event of the day — the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Coronado’s Timothy Newton recorded a score of 530.35 on Monday night to win the Class 4A Sunrise Region boys diving championship at UNLV.
Cody Prince won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.06 seconds and a margin of victory of .32 seconds to lead the Shadow Ridge boys swimming team to a 149-145 victory over Centennial at Pavilion on Saturday.
Tyler Edlefsen and Trajan Houston each won two individual events Saturday at Pavilion to lead Palo Verde’s boys swimming team to a 213-70 win over Faith Lutheran.
Juan Salas-Cucalon won two individual events at Municipal on Saturday, and Silverado’s boys swimming team held on to beat Liberty, 123-122.